Need some advice on the best route

[giblet]

Apologies because I am sure this has been asked and answered before, but does the UK partner have to be the one with the 62,500 savings, or can the non-UK partner hold the savings in their name?

If we have the full amount in savings, do we have to prove anything employment related?

When both partners are settled abroad, how does the UK partner prove intent to return to the UK (so can sponsor the non-UK partner)?

[Casa]

Savings held jointly or by either the sponsor or the applicant will qualify. This assumes that the savings have been held in an accessible account for a minimum of 6 months unless they are the proceeds of a property sale.

In addition to the financial evidence you will also have to show that you have arranged adequate accommodation available on your arrival in the UK.

[giblet]

Thanks, Casa, that is very helpful. What would constitute adequate accommodation? (ie does it have to be long term?)

[Casa]

It doesn't have to be long-term but it must be suitable for you as a couple without the accommodation being considered overcrowded. If they have sufficient room you could stay with friends or family if they provide a letter confirming this. If they rent property you would need a letter from the landlord agreeing to you and your wife living there. If they have a mortgage, a copy of the mortgage agreement, or if owned outright a copy of the property deeds.

[giblet]

Looking for some advice on the best visa route for this situation.

I've lived with my UK partner outside of the UK for four years and we would like to go to the UK together. I have substantial evidence of the relationship including joint leases, articles about out business with our names in various publications, etc. We do not have proof of income because we are self-employed, but we have enough savings to cover the income requirement, I believe (what's it at now?).

We are not married and I would prefer not to get married, but I think we would qualify as defacto partners. I could also apply as a fiance.

I could also enter as a tourist. I have enough savings to show that I would not need to work, and I will be coming back to the country that I live in in less than six months for at least a few months. By that point, I will have an EU passport (I'm waiting on an ancestry passport from Italy--my citizenship is approved but the next stages will take at least another few months).

I do not know if it's acceptable for me to enter as a tourist because essentially I am moving, although I will be leaving again in five or six months and coming back as a European. I also have no intention of working for at least the first six months; I plan to live on savings and enroll in Italian classes! I have also lived in the UK on a Tier 1 visa before, and have come to visit at least a half-dozen times in the last 5 years for periods ranging from a week to three months and have never overstayed or tried to get any sort of benefits. So I hope I have a good "record."

So, which would be the best route for me with the hopes of moving 10 weeks from now?

[giblet]

Looking for some advice on the best visa route for this situation.

I've lived with my UK partner outside of the UK for four years and we would like to go to the UK together. I have substantial evidence of the relationship including a joint lease and joint bank account. We do not have proof of income because we are self-employed, but we have enough savings to cover the income requirement, I believe (what's it at now?).

We are not married and I would prefer not to get married, but I think we would qualify as defacto partners. I could also apply as a fiancee.

I could also enter as a tourist. I have enough savings to show that I would not need to work, and I will be coming back to the country that I live in in less than six months for at least a few months. By that point, I will have an EU passport (I'm waiting on an ancestry passport from Italy--my citizenship is approved but the next stages will take at least another few months).

I do not know if it's acceptable for me to enter as a tourist because essentially I am moving, although I will be leaving again in five or six months and coming back as a European. I also have no intention of working for at least the first six months; I plan to live on savings and enroll in Italian classes! I have also lived in the UK on a Tier 1 visa before, and have come to visit at least a half-dozen times in the last 5 years for periods ranging from a week to three months and have never overstayed or tried to get any sort of benefits. So I hope I have a good "record."

So, which would be the best route for me with the hopes of moving 10 weeks from now?